South London Detectives have been operating in South London and London Central for almost 20 years.
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Due to altitude decreasing towards the river, the southern margins of South London are often a couple of degrees cooler than those areas adjacent to the Thames.
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It is the location of all of London's tram services.
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This area is made up of the London boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Croydon, Greenwich, Kingston, Lambeth, Lewisham, Merton, Southwark, Sutton and Wandsworth.
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In 1965 Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham, Southwark and Wandsworth were designated Inner London boroughs.
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Bexley, Bromley, Croydon, Kingston, Merton and Sutton were designated Outer London boroughs.
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A South London sub-region was in operation from 2004 to 2008 consisting of Bromley, Croydon, Kingston, Merton, Richmond and Sutton.
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South London, like other parts of London and the UK in general has a temperate maritime climate according to the Köppen climate classification system.
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Three Met Office weather station's currently collect climate data south of the river; Kew, Hampton and Kenley Airfield, on the southern edge of the urban area.
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Long term climate observations dating back to 1763 are available for Greenwich, although observations ceased here in 2003.
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Often snow can be seen to lie on the North Downs near Croydon when central London is snow free.
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The record high temperature at Greenwich is 37.5 °C (99.5 °F) recorded during August 2003.
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